Game



Feb. 17. 1925( 1,526,602

M. A. KUEHN ET AL GAME Filed Jan, 24, 1924 Patented Feb. 17, 1925..

UNITED STATES 1,526,602 PATENT OFFICE.

MARTIN ATHANASIUS KUEHN, OF WILKES-BARRE, AND BENJAMIN F. BAIN, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA; SAID KUIEHN ASSIGNOR TO SAID BAIN.

GAME.

Application led January 24, 1924. Serial No. 688,252.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that we, MARTIN A. KUEHN and BENJAMIN F. BAIN, citizens of the United States, residing at lVilkes-Barre and N. S. Pittsburgh, in the counties of Luzerne and Allegheny, respectively, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Games, ,of which the following is a specification, refer-` ence being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to gaines,and more particularly to'V a checker type of gaine,

' wherein opposing men are movable over the playing surface and wherein an opponents man or men4 may be jumped and thus eliminated from further participation.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a game which will not only be interesting and afford considerable. amusev nient to the participants, but one which requires considerable exerciseof brain power p in order to accomplish the defeat ofthe opposing player.`

Another object of the invention is to pros vide a checker type of game in which the opposing men are moved in accordance with chance devices.

Still another object of the invention is the'provision of a checker type ofgame in whichopposing men are moved in accordance with indications on chance devices, and'in which the chance devices also control certain hazards in such manner that either your own or your `opponents men' may be eliminated. f i f v f Further objects of the invention will appear as the following specic description is read in "connection with the accompanying drawing which forms a part of this application; and in Which- Figure l is a plane view of the game board;

`li'gure 2 is a detail section taken through one of the chance controlled devices; and

Figure 3 shows an elevation of two of the playing'men employed.`

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention we make the playing board of a single sheet of metal with the marginal edges rolled to produce a reinforcing margin; The board is generally indicated at l and the reinforced margin at 2. It must be understood, however, that this playing board can be constructed of various materials anda raised reinforced marginal edge provided in any suitable manner without departing in any way from the spirit or scope of the invention. As at present designed the board has on oneface thereot1 indicia denoting various positions in the playing sec tion and other indicia which will be hereinafter described. The opposite side of thc board which has not been shown may contain a checker board surface for playing checkers or chess, and the nien employed in playing the game of the present invention may be also utilized if desired in the play of these latter two games.

As shown in Figure 1 the board comprises a center or playing sect-ion 3 and oppositely disposed marginal or reserve sections 4. At one side of each reserve section there is placed indicia denoting a fort generally indicated at 5. These forts on the board are positioned in diagonally opposite corners and each contains as a part of its paraphernalia, cannon 6 and 7 hereinafter termed the right and left guns, and also indicia denoting a source of electrical energy such as a generator 8." Within each fort is a chance device comprising a dial 9 having vario-us marginal spaces 10, 11, 12 and 1.3,.the first ones of which have numerals therein running from 1 to 6. The space 11 in each dial is located directly adjacent the indication of the generator and contains the words Charged wire. The spaces 12 and 13 are located directly adjacent the right and left guns 6 and 7 and contain the words Right gun Left gun. Other spaces 14 in the dial each contain the word Fill the purpose of which will be hereinafter described.

The playing section, broadly speaking, comprises three parts, the startingpoints or positions indicated at 15 and 16 and the center playing positions geiierallyindicated at 17. The positions 15 and 16 are each six in number and are for the purpose of initially holding the first line of men at the start of the game. These positions are dis- The backas are made in playing checkers, viz: di-

agonally forward in either direction across the board. This game, however, unlike tipi-owned men in checkers, permits no .retrograde movements.

Leading across the playingsection 3 and touching certain of the positions or spaces 17 are..l;ines 1Y9zand- 20 which extendfrom each gun 6"and iv and indicatethe travelot .a` shot from suchgun. Also leading of Yfrom the controlling switchuQO of the generator is a line Q1 indicating' arwire which is conducted throughout its. path in -zigzag fornito generally indicate a charged wire. This wire touchescertain `of the` positions 17 and passes between other 'of` said po`sitions 17.

V"Each tort isnprovidedivith similar para.- phernalia and theshotlines 19 and l2() extend across each other at points approximately midway across the playingsection.` The charged 4Wire from eachtort circlesaround andreturns to Vthe sivitclrat. such fort?, as shownin Figure 1, and leaves a .central nun?- interrupted space inthe approximate .center ot vthe playing isection.

Each dial "isprovided fivith a pointer `22 pivoted in the center yof thedilal upon a-hol- 'low rivet 23,1 which extends i through the boardl-as shown in Figure:2.

` At 241and`25 :weihave shomvnplaying men utilized fbytioe players of the/game. These men are diiterentlycolored as shoivn sothat .they may; `be, readily distinguished. As shown, t-heyfare in-the formoflsoldier's, but nmay be ot .any other .-suitabletorm desired.v

niplayingthe game each player placessix men" pon Vthe spaces totstarting position 15, and his sin additional men which.V are herein after ilmown as reserves aree-placed :in thereservespace i :for further use. "The player Y fivho then begins/i the gamespins Ythe pointer andiftlie samenstopszupon one Aof zthe numeral sections- `:he moves the number ot `nien indicated one position. For instance,dif the pointer stoppedF :upon the .section 'having #the lnnmeral @3 -th'enein', the. could move ,three men neaclrone position. or trom the` starting posi- ,tionf 15 Ato,y the :next l'adjoining `playing 1position 317 ina diagonal direction..` Wien his opponent/s turn -cameghegivouild spin his pcnfelnand it :by: chance it :restedupon :a

numeral section he would be move that ninnber of men indicated one position each. This is followed out during the playing ot the game, it being understood that the lirst player to getta man in his opponcnts startingline is to be considered the winner.

A player may also win by taking all ot his opponents men either by elimination, by jumping or by the hazards controlled by his chance device.

In order that the operation ot the gaine may be more completely described, We shall indicate the players as A and B. It the player A has moved his men or certain ot them Where they occupy spaces touched by the .charged Wire 21 or by the shot lines 19 or 2O from his opponentis fort and his opponent then spins the pointer at his station so that it comes to rest` upon either ot the spaces 11, 12 or 13, those A men which are on positions touched by either the charged wire from the tort B or the shot lines from said fort will be eliminated from further play and Will be taken by player B. Iii addition to moving in such manner as to avoid the hazards controlled by the opponents chance device the player should also move to get in position to eliminate his opponents men by' jumping. Jumping can occur in the same manner asin checkers, that is, pro# vided opponents man is immediately adjoining and there is vacant playing space just beyond his opponents man.` Wien more than one man is thus in a. line for jumping, all may be jumped andremoved from the board. There must, however, be

only. one vacant circle between each man and one just beyond the last-man Where the jumper may touch or stop.

It after any one or more ot men have been moved `from. the starting sectionsl` or `16 either player operates his chance device so that the pointer rests upon one `ot the fill sections, he may bring up as many reserves as he has empty spaces within the sections 15 or 16.

From the foregoing it can be readily seen 4that'while a player may use considerable acumenin movingfhis men, that a number of set backs.` can be encounteredthrough the operation of the chance devices, thus affording a large numberfotithrills and disappointments in the playingiof the game.

We claim 1; In ,game apparatus, a board `having a playing section and a reserve section, chance controlled devices, and a `plurality of Y"men movable collectively or .individually in accordance. with indications on the chance controlled fdevices `over `the playing section and 'from the reserve section to theplaying i section.

fnoting positions or stations, and chance controlled hazards affecting certain of said positions, and opposing men movable by chance for capturing opponents men.

3. A checker type game having a playing section, and opposing men movable thereover and chance controlled hazards aiecting certain of the positions in the playing section. v

4. In a game apparatus, a board having a playing section provided With indicia denoting positions or stations, opposing starting stations, and a chance controlled device for each station operable to denote moves on the playing section and into the starting section.

5. A checker type of game having a playing section provided With indicia denoting positions or stations, hazard indicia touching certain of said stations, and chance controlled devices ei'ecting the operation of said hazards.

6. In a checker type of game, a board having a playing section provided With indicia denoting posltions or stations, hazard indicla touching certaln of sald positlons,

separate controlling stations for said hazard indicia, and chance control devices for effecting the operation of said hazard indicia.

7. In a checker type of game, aboard having a playing section provided with indicia denoting positions or stations, hazard indicia touching certain of said positions. separate controlling stations for said hazard indicia, opposing starting,r stations, a plu rality of men operating from each starting station, and chance control devices controlling the movement of said men and effecting the operation of said hazard indicia.

In testimony whereof We aiiix our signatures.

MARTIN ATHANASIUS KUEHN. BENJAMIN F. BAIN.

Witnesses as to signature of Martin Athanasius Kuehn:

JOS. L. CAREY, PETER Mmmm.

Witnesses as to signature of Benjamin F. Bain:

Manon G. MEISNER, WILLIAM JOHNSON. 

